The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Schellings & Mathieu Swanenberg finished 262nd of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:08:52, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 89% of the field across all eight, against 61% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:46 quicker than the median and 98th of 867.
Mechelen ran fast: the 987 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 3:49v median +0:00
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:45v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 4:38v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:53v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:57v median −0:10
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:56v median −0:09
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:23v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 866
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 866 men's teams who finished.